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LIVE: Reasonable Response Times (Both During Querying and Post-Offer)

LIVE: Reasonable Response Times (Both During Querying and Post-Offer)

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

Any tips for how to handle stress/nerves while waiting to hear back from an agent/editor?

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Alyssa
Alyssa
4 days ago

Has the industry been hit hard by the pandemic? Should we have special or different expectations right now?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

What’s the longest you’ve ever waited before hearing a ‘yes’ from an editor?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

What are your thoughts on R&Rs? Is it reasonable for an agent to ask you not to query anyone else while you work on the R&R for them?

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Alyssa
Alyssa
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4 days ago

Piggybacking on this: What’s the correct etiquette if you do R&R with one agent but end up wanting to sign with a different agent?

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Amy
Amy
4 days ago

Can you walk us through your average day as an agent? What are some of the things that take up most of your time?

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Alyssa
Alyssa
4 days ago

What should writers do if they get quick responses initially, but then their agent gets much less responsive once they’re signed?

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Cynthia
Cynthia
4 days ago

Is it reasonable to send in a “What’s the status of my query submission to you, dear agent?”, and if so, when?

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Scott R
Scott R
4 days ago

I’ll be meeting an agent at a conference later this year who never got back to me after requesting a partial, even after a couple nudges. I worked with her assistant, not her directly. Is this something I should mention? How do I do it without sounding accusatory?

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corlee33
corlee33
4 days ago

Can you please explain nudge. How long should we wait to nudge and what is the proper way to do it?

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Tara Kennedy
Tara Kennedy
4 days ago

Are there times when it is fair for the writer to use the wait time when factoring in how they feel about a yes from an editor or agent?

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StephanieS
StephanieS
4 days ago

How many rounds of submission to editors do you usually go through before you and your client discuss shelving a book? Is there ever a time when you would pick those projects back up and submit again?

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Inkdancer
Inkdancer
4 days ago

Do you have many clients whose book you loved, but you were never able to sell it to a publisher? Does that happen often?

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Kendra
Kendra
4 days ago

How long is a reasonable time to wait after querying to possibly nudge an agent? 4 weeks? 6 weeks? etc.

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4 days ago

How important(scale 1-10) is it to have a social media site. Is it a deal breaker if you don’t have one?

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nrae
nrae
4 days ago

If an agent has had your full (or partial) for a long time and you’ve done significant revisions in the meantime, should you email to see if they want the revised version? If so, when?

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JENGarrett
JENGarrett
4 days ago

When you shop a manuscript, do you always make sure to put a name to the editor? Have you ever subbed an MS to “Dear Editor” without knowing the editor’s name?

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JENGarrett
JENGarrett
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4 days ago

Thanks for answering my question. Very helpful for me in the query trenches! 🙂

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HabonJama
HabonJama
4 days ago

Can authors pitch multiple novels in different genres to an agent? or should they stick to one novel/one genre? Also, can an agent sell both Adult and MG (and if not can the author sign with a second agent that reps the other genre their agent doesn’t rep?)

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ElizabethAnne
ElizabethAnne
4 days ago

What questions should I ask about an agent before signing with them?

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Elza
Elza
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4 days ago

How much forgiveness is there for “live happens” situations in publishing?

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Dawn
Dawn
4 days ago

How long should you wait to send a query to another agent at an agency if you haven’t heard back from the initial agent within their response time frame? Should you send them a nudge on a query?

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Hannahl
Hannahl
4 days ago

If you receive a rejection from an agent can you send them the same manuscript but a revised version of it at a later date?

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Connie Nice
Connie Nice
4 days ago

When a writer submits to multiple agents for representation…should they adapt their “text” in the body of the letter to fit specifically that agent using key words and info found from research on that agent. Should it be specific to that agent? Or just a “form letter” with a individual opening.

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DariaPipkin
DariaPipkin
4 days ago

My writer group has had mixed responses regarding ABLA’s one-and-done querying policy. The website says to only query one agent at the agency with the project. One agent has said writers can requery that project after six months with significant revisions. A rejection I recently received from a different agent wished me luck whether it was with a different agency or another agent at ABLA. With a different project? With the same project after six months and significant revisions?

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Connie Nice
Connie Nice
4 days ago

thank you!

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Cynthia
Cynthia
4 days ago

Fantastic session – thank you so much!

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Kimberly
Kimberly
4 days ago

Thank you, Jem! This was very helpful.

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sgf
sgf
4 days ago

Thank you!!

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tgrosch
tgrosch
3 days ago

Several agents say if you don’t hear back on a query, then it’s a no. How long should I wait before querying another agent?

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